Qualcomm Stadium renamed San Diego County Credit Union Stadium

Fans and players look on while half of the stadiums lights went out during the second half of a game between the San Diego State Aztecs and the Stanford Cardinal at Qualcomm Stadium on September 16, 2017 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Qualcomm Stadium is set to end its useful life as San Diego County Credit Union Stadium.

Per the San Diego Union-Tribune, the credit union paid $500,000 for the naming rights to San Diego State’s home field. The agreement lasts through the end of 2018 before the city plans to close the stadium.

San Diego State still plays at the stadium even though the NFL’s Chargers left for Los Angeles after the 2016 season. The stadium, which opened in 1967 as San Diego Stadium had a light failure during the Aztecs’ upset win over Stanford on Saturday night. The game was postponed for 23 minutes with less than four minutes to go in the fourth quarter after the lights went out.

A new lease at the stadium would likely be subsidized by taxpayers. The UT reported in January that the lease from SDSU and the Holiday Bowl and Poinsettia Bowls at the stadium was worth $160,000 per year. The city spends over $10 million a year to keep the stadium open.